Charly García
Filosofía barata y zapatos de goma lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 3:52
Conozco un empleado
I know an employee
Que fue muerto de pena
Who was killed by sorrow
Enamorado de las sirenas
In love with the sirens
El cine de mi barrio
The cinema in my neighborhood
Ya me mostró la escena
Already showed me the scene
No vi tu alma y quería tus venas
I didn't see your soul and I wanted your veins
Y en este torbellino
And in this whirlwind
Donde nada importa
Where nothing matters
Me senti aliado y te perdí
I felt allied and lost you
Pero sí vi tus ojos
But I did see your eyes
Y hasta comí la arena
And I even ate the sand
Quise quedarme, pero me fui
I wanted to stay, but I left
Filosofía barata
Cheap philosophy
Y zapatos de goma
And rubber shoes
Ni ésta mentira te hace feliz
Not even this lie makes you happy
Quise quedarme cuando
I wanted to stay when
Morí de pena
I died of sorrow
Quise quedarme, pero me fui
I wanted to stay, but I left
Y en la terminal
And at the terminal
Y en la terminal
And at the terminal
Estoy descalzo y te espero aquí
I'm barefoot and waiting for you here
El ómnibus se ha ido
The bus has left
El amor se ha vencido
Love has been defeated
Quise quedarme
I wanted to stay
Pero me fui
But I left
Filosofía barata
Cheap philosophy
Y zapatos de goma
And rubber shoes
Quizas es todo lo que te di
Maybe it's all that I gave you
(Quizas es todo lo que te di)
(Maybe it's all that I gave you)
(Quizas es todo lo que te di)
(Maybe it's all that I gave you)
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Key vocabulary
- conozco
- knowA1
- empleado
- employeeA2
- fue
- wasB1
- este
- thisA1
- quizas
- maybe
- di
- saidB1
- sí
- yesA1
- todo
- everythingA1
- tus
- yourA1
- importa
- matterB1
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About this song
Charly García was an Argentine musician and songwriter who helped define Latin and Argentine rock, spanning pop, indie rock, and electronic styles. He is known for composing influential songs across multiple generations and for major roles in bands including Sui Generis and Serú Girán, as well as for his prolific solo career and albums such as Yendo de la Cama al Living, Say No More, and Cronicas.